Corruption: an impediment to good governance

Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu

Journal of Financial Crime, 2021, vol. 29, issue 1, 101-110

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to contribute to the body of literature that examined the consequences of corruption, particularly on good governance. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is basically desk research. It relies on previous academic literature on corruption and governance. Findings - This paper identifies the various ways corruption has hindered the elements of governance and highlights areas where energies towards ensuring good governance and a corruption-free society should be channelled. Originality/value - The scope of this paper is limited to issues and literature relating to the effects of corruption on governance, particularly in developing countries.

Keywords: Poor governance; Corruption in developing countries; Economic implications of corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.110 ... d&utm_campaign=repec (text/html)
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.110 ... d&utm_campaign=repec (application/pdf)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-11-2020-0235

DOI: 10.1108/JFC-11-2020-0235

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Financial Crime is currently edited by Dr Li Hong Xing and Prof Barry Rider

More articles in Journal of Financial Crime from Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Emerald Support ().